content word

Noun
  1. A word to which an independent meaning can be assigned (synset 106300030)
    is a type of: word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    subtypes:
    • head word, headword - a content word that can be qualified by a modifier
    • noun - a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action
    • verb - a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
    • modifier, qualifier - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
    has: lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
    same as: open-class word

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